The Xbox Series X|S guide: every optimized game, future releases, Game Pass and more!

Releases Update | March 4, 2021

The following Series X|S game was released today:

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Mortal Shell: Enhanced Edition ($29.99)
Developer: Cold Symmetry
Publisher: Playstack
Genre: Action & Adventure; Other; Role Playing
Size: 5.19 GB
Tags: 4K Ultra HD; 60 FPS; Smart Delivery
Release date: March 4, 2021

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Game Pass Update | March 4, 2021

The following Series X|S game joined the Game Pass catalogue today:

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Football Manager 2021: Xbox Edition ($39.99)
Developer: Sports Interactive
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Simulation; Sports
Size: 4.00 GB
Tags: 4K Ultra HD; HDR; Smart Delivery; Play Anywhere; K&M
Release date: December 1st, 2020

I’m tempted to get this one but it seems like it’ll hit gamepass eventually.

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what? I didn’t know it was this small. Never played football manager before but playing manager in fifa has me interested in it

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It’s a fairly decent souls-like. I like what I played but didn’t love it. It doesn’t feel as good to play as the FromSoft games.

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Releases Update | March 5, 2021

The following Series X|S games were released today:

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Asdivine Cross ($14.99)
Developer: Exe-Create
Publisher: Kemco
Genre: Role Playing
Size: 1.01 GB
Tags: Smart Delivery; Play Anywhere
Release date: March 5, 2021

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Dreaming Sarah ($4.99)
Developer: Asteristic Game Studio
Publisher: Ratalaika Games
Genre: Action & Adventure
Size: 0.34 GB
Tags: 4K Ultra HD; 60 FPS; Smart Delivery
Release date: March 5, 2021

If everything goes as planned, we will hit the mark of 100 Series X|S games by March 16 :stuck_out_tongue:

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I can see Aaron Greenberg’s tweet already :stuck_out_tongue:

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I don’t know whether it is technically optimized fully for Series X/S, but Destroy All Humans got a patch ( Destroy All Humans! Update 1.08 Patch Details (gameinfinitus.com)) that states ā€œXSX patch for improved resolution and detailsā€, and I couldn’t believe how much better the game looks on my Series X than when I played it some on my Xbox One X before. I will have to finish this one now because it was stupid fun. I believe it is also 60 fps now with this patch on the Series S too, as it was only 30 fps on the base Xbox One consoles. The load times are significantly shorter too from what I recall, and it feels much smoother playing because I recalled a few hiccups here and there on my Xbox One X.

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And it’s on sale in the Xbox store (or was 2 days ago). Anyway to verify 60 fps? If so, I’ll likely grab and add to the back log.

Edit: can’t look up the details for a few more hours, if it was posted in the patch notes you referenced. :flushed:

Pre-Orders Update | March 6, 2021

The following Series X|S game was made available for pre-order today:

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Back 4 Blood ($59.99)
Developer: Turtle Rock Studios
Publisher: WB Games
Genre: Action & Adventure; Shooter
Size: TBD
Tags: Smart Delivery
Release date: June 22, 2021

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Releases Update | March 10, 2021

The following Series X|S game was released today:

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Overwatch ($59.99)
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Genre: Shooter
Size: 23.25 GB
Tags: 4K Ultra HD; Smart Delivery
Release date: March 10, 2021

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It’s from the last xbox wire article. Batman Arkham Knight appears with an X|S badge.

I hope it’s real.

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And for the whole trilogy! I’ve only played the first back on 360. I have the whole updated collection for XOne. In the back log. A FPS boost alone would spike these on my list let alone a full X|S enhancement!

:crossed_fingers:

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It’d be nice if Fallout 4 got that X|S patch when it hits gamepass.

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I would be pretty surprised if that isn’t the case given that they showed a clip of it when first announcing the FPS boost and Phil Spencer was playing Fallout 4 on Xbox the other day too. I played a decent amount of it, but I never finished because I had checked it out on PC at the time too and didn’t like the frame rate on console by comparison. But given that console is my preferred place to game I would absolutely jump back in and play this one again.

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Releases Update | March 11, 2021

The following Series X|S game was released today:

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Monster Energy Supercross 4 ($59.99)
Developer: Milestone
Publisher: Milestone
Genre: Racing & Flying; Simulation; Sports
Size: 16.92 GB
Tags: 4K Ultra HD; HDR; 60 FPS
Release date: March 11, 2021

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Releases Update | March 12, 2021

The following Series X|S games were released today:

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Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time ($59.99)
Developer: Toys for Bob
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Platformer
Size: 22.21 GB
Tags: Smart Delivery
Release date: March 12, 2021

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Pinkman+ ($4.99)
Developer: Green Dinosaur Games
Publisher: Ratalaika Games
Genre: Action & Adventure
Size: 0.31 GB
Tags: 4K Ultra HD; 60 FPS; Smart Delivery
Release date: March 12, 2021

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Releases Update | March 16, 2021

The following Series X|S games were released today:

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Monster Truck Championship ($39.99)
Developer: Teyon
Publisher: Nacon
Genre: Racing & Flying; Simulation; Sports
Size: 7.56 GB
Tags: 4K Ultra HD; 60 FPS
Release date: March 16, 2021

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R.B.I. Baseball 21 ($29.99)
Developer: MLB
Publisher: MLB
Genre: Sports
Size: 11.52 GB
Tags: 4K Ultra HD; Smart Delivery
Release date: March 16, 2021

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Samurai Shodown ($59.99)
Developer: SNK
Publisher: SNK
Genre: Fighting
Size: 27.86 GB
Tags: 4K Ultra HD; Smart Delivery
Release date: March 16, 2021

I thought there was some Special Edition of Samurai Shodown coming. I only found the physical version which is just the base game with a new cover and DLC codes inside. I guess it is the same game as before, using Smart Delivery. I was hoping for a drop in price…Still tempting though.